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Category: 2017 Winter Writing Contest

The Deadline Dilemma

The Deadline Dilemma

November 8, 2017 by Tracy Woodfield 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Driveway … to Maturity

Driveway … to Maturity

November 8, 2017 by Sweeps McNulty 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Daddy’s Secret

Daddy’s Secret

November 8, 2017 by Mary Evans 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Paydee And The Volcano

Paydee And The Volcano

November 8, 2017 by Molly Dunphy 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
It Could Be You

It Could Be You

November 8, 2017 by Mary T Bradford 2017 Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments
COUNTDOWN TO A MIRACLE

COUNTDOWN TO A MIRACLE

November 8, 2017 by Debra Campoli 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
It Happened

It Happened

November 8, 2017 by Sarah Gribble 2017 Winter Writing Contest 17 Comments
The Timekeeper

The Timekeeper

November 8, 2017 by C. M. Machado 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
Naming A Future

Naming A Future

November 8, 2017 by Tara Belle 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
No Names

No Names

November 8, 2017 by Charlotte Malycon 2017 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments
Saving Silvie

Saving Silvie

November 8, 2017 by Janet Leigh Green 2017 Winter Writing Contest 6 Comments
Reciprocity

Reciprocity

November 8, 2017 by L. Jean Parrish 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

November 8, 2017 by Crystal Johnson 2017 Winter Writing Contest 10 Comments
Crocodile Creek

Crocodile Creek

November 8, 2017 by Tim Nicol 2017 Winter Writing Contest 8 Comments
A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

November 8, 2017 by Beverly G. Brown 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Kaylee and Kaitlyn

Kaylee and Kaitlyn

November 8, 2017 by Courtney Bryant 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Race against time

Race against time

November 8, 2017 by Tom Housden 2017 Winter Writing Contest 2 Comments
The Deadline Dilemma

The Deadline Dilemma

November 8, 2017 by Tracy Woodfield 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
Unicorns

Unicorns

November 8, 2017 by C. Sigmann 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
One Dog’s Ass

One Dog’s Ass

November 8, 2017 by L.J. Newlin 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
Jump

Jump

November 8, 2017 by K.M.Hodge 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
An Inconvenient Cashier

An Inconvenient Cashier

November 8, 2017 by M. J. Patrick 2017 Winter Writing Contest 5 Comments
Her Fate

Her Fate

November 8, 2017 by Elise Wu 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Relativity

Relativity

November 8, 2017 by Angel Amou 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment
Precious

Precious

November 8, 2017 by Sandy Richards 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
I See Fire

I See Fire

November 8, 2017 by Natalia Angel 2017 Winter Writing Contest 3 Comments
The Rest of Us

The Rest of Us

November 8, 2017 by Julisa Basak 2017 Winter Writing Contest 4 Comments
The Teacher’s Pet

The Teacher’s Pet

November 8, 2017 by Mike Boze 2017 Winter Writing Contest 0 Comments
Escape To Toothdom

Escape To Toothdom

November 8, 2017 by Marien Oommen 2017 Winter Writing Contest 14 Comments
Sacrifice Sunday

Sacrifice Sunday

November 8, 2017 by Zachary Searles 2017 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

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